A-1 Painters/Improvements

Did not follow contract HE WROTE! Called him out on it. His response "for what you need it for is fine!" Used wainscoating on porch floor instead of decking. Contract said in kitchen go down to subfloor and check for rot (house was victorian)...he laid 3/4" plywood over all floor layers..couldnt open back door. He said would cut back door. I said you're not cutting back door!.... go to subfloor! I came back, door was cut. I told him not to come back. He removed all supplies I had paid for, put lien on house for second payment for items not used on my house....like I'm not going to go to HD and have them run thru skews. Sued him, but lawyer only one that made out. Jim Marino is a swindler, produces shoddy work, difficult to deal with.

Team of two men rushed through the job and had to call multiple times for them to come back and complete the project. They left the exterior trim unpainted and chipping away and said they were completed. Horrible communication between the owner James Marino and his employees. As the client I was constantly being asked what needs to be painted and what doesn’t. After two weeks patch work on the ceiling started peeling already. I called Jim the owner and he said he fired the employee that was working on my house and would fix the work himself, stating over and over that he has 40 years experience. Then Jim blew me off for two weeks after being told he would contact me in a few days. I finally called and he answered saying he could magically come the next day to fix the work. I requested he first come and assess the work that needed to be fixed prior to working on it. Jim said he would come that evening and blew me off again and never showed or answered my phone calls. I totally got ripped off and will pursue trying to get some of my money back.

They were excellent with the estimate process.